vondav's review
5.0
In all zombie reads or films, you always have that one person, a hero ready to fight or die, save as many people as they can and have a warm beer in the evening. But what about the people who just want to keep their heads down and survive. Matt Chapman is one of those people. Written as a journal from his POV, you follow Matt as he comes to terms with the decisions he made.
Matt had no family and it was easy for him to hole up and wait it out. The thing is he was not ashamed of it. Whilst he was used to his own company, it was not long until he missed the simple things in life and slowly you watch him start to crumble. Staying under the radar whilst he went out pillaging he soon realised that drink and drugs helped his moods. Stuck in a rut, he is just surviving, but a meeting with a feisty woman soon helps him live again.
This book showcases the author’s skills, with the majority of the story just about Matt, we watch as the character develops as he journeys out of his home. The story is descriptive, the sights and smells that Matt encounters makes you feel that you are following him on his journey. With the addition of the other characters show just how much Matt had developed as a person, although at times his hard nosed sarcastic self does still make an appearance.
You can feel the tension when Matt went out and even though you knew he was alone, you still expected something to jump out at him. There were times that I had a giggle, one scene was when a drunk was singing down the road swinging on the lamp posts, with not a care in the world. As it is a zombie story expect some violence, and some of it comes from an unlikely source.
If you want a zombie story with a differences then pick up this book, and because you will be drawn into Matt’s story you will find it a quick read.
Matt had no family and it was easy for him to hole up and wait it out. The thing is he was not ashamed of it. Whilst he was used to his own company, it was not long until he missed the simple things in life and slowly you watch him start to crumble. Staying under the radar whilst he went out pillaging he soon realised that drink and drugs helped his moods. Stuck in a rut, he is just surviving, but a meeting with a feisty woman soon helps him live again.
This book showcases the author’s skills, with the majority of the story just about Matt, we watch as the character develops as he journeys out of his home. The story is descriptive, the sights and smells that Matt encounters makes you feel that you are following him on his journey. With the addition of the other characters show just how much Matt had developed as a person, although at times his hard nosed sarcastic self does still make an appearance.
You can feel the tension when Matt went out and even though you knew he was alone, you still expected something to jump out at him. There were times that I had a giggle, one scene was when a drunk was singing down the road swinging on the lamp posts, with not a care in the world. As it is a zombie story expect some violence, and some of it comes from an unlikely source.
If you want a zombie story with a differences then pick up this book, and because you will be drawn into Matt’s story you will find it a quick read.
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